Bevel locking system for a sliding compound miter saw

摘要

A miter saw (10) comprises: a table (14) on which a workpiece is placed; a miter saw unit supporting a saw blade (18) and having a motor (22) for rotatably driving the saw blade (18); a housing (16) pivotally supporting the miter saw unit relative to the table (14) so that the miter saw unit is at least laterally pivotable; and a bevel mechanism for selectively determining the lateral position of the miter saw unit at any of a plurality of pivoted positions. The plurality of pivoted positions include a vertical position where the saw blade (18) is positioned substantially vertically relative to the table (14), and leftward and rightward pivoted positions where the blade (18) is inclined laterally leftwardly and laterally rightwardly from the vertical position. The bevel mechanism comprises a rod (84) and first and second stop members (88), each of the first and second stop members (88) being operable to move between a first position abutting the rod (84) and a second position not abutting the rod (84) so as to permit the lateral pivotal movement of said miter saw unit. The second stop member (88) is disposed so that the rod (84) abuts the second stop member (88) when the miter saw unit is laterally pivoted at a first predetermined angle from the vertical position.